(1) Develop a positive and realistic mindset. Do you believe that you can get rich quick or that your business will take time to grow? Those who believe in online hype are ones who normally lose. Think positive and know in your heart you can earn an income from your efforts.

(2) Too much information or lack of it can be dangerous. Not using knowledge that you have gain can stop your business from getting off ground and not having right information can have same effect.

(3) Market your programs with Google Adwords. This is a powerful strategy you can use and as long as you earn more in commissions than your PPC costs, then you are getting something for nothing.

Isn't it annoying, frustrating and *absolutely maddening,* to say least?

You've promoted a product, possibly even made some sales, and you may never get paid. Your efforts may have brought program owner some cash, but there's no cash for you.

Whatever happened to common courtesy? How about business ethics? It seems they've gone down drain when it comes to doing business on Internet.

Don't get me wrong. Not all Internet business owners are that way. But those who are can give affiliate programs, and marketers who promote them, a bad name.

I don't know how many programs I've belonged to over last couple of years that have gone belly-up or changed affiliate payment processors and I was no longer an affiliate or wasn't sent new link to promote.

And who knows how long I was promoting, sending traffic and possibly sales to owner's domain, before I knew my affiliate URL wasn't valid!

All I know is, there are program owners out there, somewhere, who owe me $10 or $20 here and there and I'll probably never see that money. It might not be much, but it's mine.

Why didn't I e-mail them about it? I did! Guess what? No reply! I'm sure they "conveniently" didn't receive my 6 or 8 e-mails.